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Warner Home Video announces a new 30th Anniversary Blu-ray release

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Warner Home Video has announced 30th Anniversary 3-disc Blu-ray ($34.99) and 4-disc Blu-ray/DVD Gift Set ($64.99) releases of Blade Runner for October 23rd. Each will include 4 finished versions of the film, the rare Workprint feature version, a Dangerous Days documentary, HD Stills gallery with more than 1,000 archival images, and over 10 hours of additional bonus content. The Gift Set release will also include a Limited Edition Concept SPINNER Replica, a Collectible Motion Lenticular, an Art of Blade Runner book with never-before-seen production photos, an UltraViolet digital copy and more.

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Does anyone know what new extras are on this that haven't been released before? Isn't the 2007 BD set more or less the same (all versions and extras in one case)?

On a side note, it's funny that the DC is rated R for violence, whereas The Final Cut is R for violence and nudity - despite the nudity being the same in both versions. Did the MPAA get more tough on nudity since 1991?

I love a good amaray case me. Non of this fancy digi-book nonsense. That way I can just chuck the case for re-cycling and get the discs safely in binders. Can't stand all the wasted space that this plastic takes up. It's the film that is important for me. Not the wrapper it comes in.

I already have The Final Cut version which I absolutely LOVE, but I admit, I am interested in those art books on the gift set... If they don't release something similar separately (on the count of the Anniversary) I might just buy this after a huge price drop...

Why does Warner screw us around with Digi-books? If they must have one, release the Amaray version simultaneously, and let us decide.

We're the faithful who still actually want to pay for physical content and they treat us poorly.

Does Warner usually release a Digi-book and an Amaray with each particular title? Any guesses on how long I'll have to wait to get the 3-disc Amaray? I'm not buying that digi-book as I only want to replace Blade Runner one more time, before the eventual 4K release of course.

The 3-disc set is so close to what I've hoped for: All the content on just 3 Blu-ray discs, in a nice and neat Amaray case.

If only it came in the Amaray included with the large set. I have no need for the digi-book. If I wanted a book on Blade Runner, I'd buy one. Frustratingly, I'm sure Warner will re-release the 3-disc set in that very Amaray, after milking the digi-book sales.

One of the big issues some fans had was that the 'Dangerous Days" documentary wasn't presented in High Definition. If there was ever a reason to justify an upgrade, this release would have been it. Unfortunately it looks like Warner Bros. missed the boat on that one as well.

Remember Copolla's insistance that the Godfather had never been seen with the proper colour pallette on home video? Maybe Sir Ridley isn't being revisionist here, maybe his new colour timing is how it was SUPPOSED to look in the first place.

thedaz wrote: llama wrote: It's probably gonna be the same terrible transfer that plagued the previous release, but I can live with it. Like, yes, the clarity and sharpness were undeniably improved, but with its contrast and color, it's at least in the top five running for, "Least Faithful Video Transfer Ever."

Why criticise the transfer?

The Blade Runner Blu-ray has received almost universal praise for its video quality.

It's been transferred faithfully to how Scott modified the master to be. The issue you have is with that new master, not the Blu-ray transfer.

My apologies, it was just a poor choice of words on my part. Scott's master is unfaithful to the original film--I'm aware that it's Scott's movie and everything, but still, I'd be pretty put-off if Leonardo Da Vinci had decided to add a mustache to the Mona Lisa.

llama wrote: It's probably gonna be the same terrible transfer that plagued the previous release, but I can live with it. Like, yes, the clarity and sharpness were undeniably improved, but with its contrast and color, it's at least in the top five running for, "Least Faithful Video Transfer Ever."

Why criticise the transfer?

The Blade Runner Blu-ray has received almost universal praise for its video quality.

It's been transferred faithfully to how Scott modified the master to be. The issue you have is with that new master, not the Blu-ray transfer.

Beautiful cover art. It's probably gonna be the same terrible transfer that plagued the previous release, but I can live with it. Like, yes, the clarity and sharpness were undeniably improved, but with its contrast and color, it's at least in the top five running for, "Least Faithful Video Transfer Ever."